Carson City's ESL In-Home Program of Northern Nevada nominated by CNN Heroes
CARSON CITY — Florence Phillips is 88 years old, and has dedicated the last 15 years to helping people in our community learn English and even become citizens. Because of her hard work, and the work of her tutors and students, the ESL In-Home Program of Northern Nevada was nominated by CNN Heroes.
So far, the non-profit program has helped over 400 refugees and immigrants learn English, but there are still 200 on the waiting list waiting for a sponsor.
“We’re very proud of the work that is being done by our students and our tutors,” said Phillips, “but we always need more help.”
As the program is non profit, it runs solely off of volunteers and donations. The cost for each student to take the citizenship test is $725, and sponsors are always welcome to help students afford the test that they’ve worked so hard for.
“It’s difficult for many of them to afford the price,” said Phillips, “and we need help.”
They teach basic English, written and oral, as well as GED preparation, computer literacy, and U.S. Citizenship test preparation
The program serves Carson City, as well as Douglas, Lyon, Churchill and Washoe Counties.
“We would love to expand into other rural counties,” said Phillips, “but in order to do so, we need more help and more funding. I’m 88 years old, and I don’t know how much time I have left. I don’t want this program to die with me.”
If you are interested in becoming a tutor, you don’t need any experience in teaching, you don’t need to know any language other than English, and it’s done completely on your schedule, at your convenience.
To become involved, or to sponsor a student, or simply donate, you can contact Florence Phillips at eslinhomennv@gmail.com
To read the CNN article about her nomination, click here.
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